The Best of Family Portrait Photography · Professional Techniques and Images by Hurter, Bill -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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1. QUALITIES OF A GOOD FAMILY PORTRAIT

Flatters the Subject A Coordinated Look The Artist’s Vision Rapport with Subjects Remembering Character and Emotion A Time Capsule The Expression

2. TECHNICAL ASPECTS

Lens Selection

Normal Lens Short Telephotos Long Telephotos Wide-Angle Lenses

Depth of Field

Camera-to-Subject Distance Medium Format vs. 35mm Optimum Shooting Apertures Shifting the Focus Point Making the Film Plane Parallel to the Group Plane Shifting the Field of Focus Autofocus Technology

Camera Height and Perspective Shutter Speeds

Image-Stabilization Lenses Shutter Speed or Depth of Field?

Film Choice

ISO Color-Negative Film Black & White Film

Metering

3. DIGITAL CONSIDERATIONS

Focal-Length Factors ISO Settings Black & White Exposure

Evaluating Digital Exposures

LCD Playback RAW vs. JPEG Mode

RAW JPEG

Metadata Reformat Your Cards Color Space White Balance

Wallace ExpoDisc

Battery Power The Many Advantages of Digital Capture

4. POSING AND COMMUNICATION

Head-and-Shoulders Axes Head Positions

Seven-Eighths View Three-Quarter View Profiles

Defining Levels Within a Group The Eyes and Communication Mouths and Eyes Chin Height Posing Hands Three-Quarter and Full-Length Poses

5. COMPOSITION AND DESIGN

The Rule of Thirds The Golden Mean Lines and Shapes

Lines Shapes Pleasing Compositional Forms Direction

Subject Tone Tension and Balance

6. CHILDREN

The Team Approach Lighting for Children Some Favorite Setups Posing Kids Overstimulation Eliciting Expressions The Eyes Camera Height Hands Three-Quarter and Full-Length Poses

7. BUILDING GROUPS

Posing Hierarchy Posing Dialogue Perimeter Check Coordinating Apparel

Photographers’ Favorites

Seating Arranging Small Groups

Start with Two Add a Third Adding a Forth Five on Up

Obvious Things to Avoid Really Large Groups

Naturalness Counts Stepladders Linking Shapes

8. OUTDOOR LIGHTING

Roundness Lighting Ratios

Determining Lighting Ratios Lighting Ratios and Their Unique Personalities

Finding Good Light The Best Light One Main Light Reflectors Fill-In Flash Flash-Fill, Metering, and Exposure Direct Sunlight Problems Outdoors

9. INDOOR LIGHTING

Feathering Lighting a Large Group

Umbrella Lighting Bounce Lighting Quartz-Halogen Lighting

Window Light

Subject Positioning Exposure Fill-In Illumination Diffusing Window Light Bounce Flash Lighting Large Groups with Bounce Flash

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